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Bright Ideas and Big Hearts: Local Students Win Grand STEM Prize

1 week ago | jewishboston.com | Kara Baskin

Two students from Epstein Hillel School in Marblehead have won first place in ADI’s “Make the Change Challenge,” competing among more than 300 students across North America. Sixth graders Charlie Sobelman from Marblehead and Alice Dunn from Lynn won a $1,000 grand prize by designing a “Confidence Patch” that addresses the physical and emotional needs of pediatric patients with dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing. Their patch is a decorative sticker that surrounds a feeding tube.
Rabbi Shoshana Friedman’s Joyful Anthem for Climate Action

1 week ago | jewishboston.com | Kara Baskin

Roslindale-based Rabbi Shoshana Friedman combines activism with authorship. Her new picture book, “The Tide Is Rising, So Are We! A Climate Movement Anthem” (Beaming Books) is a call to action for citizens of the world—and a reassuring reminder that we’re all in this together. She’ll stage a musical performance and reading near her home at The Substation event space on April 27.
"We Sing Nonetheless" - A Jewish Bluegrass Journey Across America

1 week ago | jewishboston.com | Kara Baskin

Music documentaries are a tricky genre to pull off. There are classics like “Gimme Shelter” and “The Biggest Night in Pop”—and also wan vanity projects that make you wish you were actually in the audience instead of staring at a screen.
Eat This: A Guide to Jewish Bites Around Boston

1 week ago | jewishboston.com | Kara Baskin

Step away from GrubHub: Sometimes you turn off Hulu and chill out with friends in person. Consider this your guide to doing just that, with a twist. From blintzes to Kosher burgers, we’ve scoured the city for the best Boston-area restaurants serving Jewish food, broken down by occasion. Planning a second date? Recovering from a late night? Now you can nosh with confidence. BakeyThe Vibe: Comfy-cozy; great for a quick cafe catch-up with an old friend.
Passover Made Easy: Order Your Holiday Meal from These Local Favorites

3 weeks ago | jewishboston.com | Kara Baskin

Passover is a time for tradition, togetherness and, of course, incredible food. Whether you’re hosting a full seder or just looking to stock up on holiday essentials, these local spots have you covered with everything from brisket to flourless chocolate cake.
Jewish Heritage Night at Fenway: Baseball, Community and Pride

3 weeks ago | jewishboston.com | Kara Baskin

Fenway Park hosts Jewish Heritage Night on Monday, May 19, as the Red Sox take on the Mets. Tickets start at $46 and come with a personalized T-shirt, written in Hebrew—make sure to wear yours to the game!Since a presidential proclamation in 2006, May has been designated as Jewish American Heritage Month, making Jews the only religious group in the United States that has a dedicated to its history. “This isn’t religious; it’s to get the Jewish community out and about.
Streit’s Celebrates a Century of Matzo

3 weeks ago | jewishboston.com | Kara Baskin

Streit’s Matzo celebrates its 100th anniversary this year—and it’s come a long way from its humble origins on Pitt Street, and then Rivington Street, on the Lower East Side. In the 1890s, Aron Streit and his wife, Nettie, left Europe for America. In 1925, Streit launched his Lower East Side bakery, with his sons joining him. Today, the fifth generation of Streits endure, working from a replica factory in suburban Orangeburg, New York.
Wild Child Chocolate Offers Kosher Chocolates for Passover

1 month ago | jewishboston.com | Kara Baskin

Sarah Shapiro is a Somerville chocolatier with a niche line of kosher chocolates, designed especially for Passover. Her “4Questions” single-origin chocolate assortment offers unusual flavor profiles from around the world. Here’s what to know (and when to order!) from her company, Wild Child Chocolate. The name is a personal reference. “I am the wild child,” Shapiro says. “I spent my 20s traveling. I lived in Australia. I lived in the U.K. for several years.
Newton Author Tova Mirvis on Jewish Forgiveness

1 month ago | jewishboston.com | Kara Baskin

Newton author Tova Mirvis is prolific: As a memoirist, she wrote “The Book of Separation” about her Orthodox divorce; she’s also penned four novels: the new thriller “We Would Never,” plus “Visible City,” “The Outside World” and the best-selling “The Ladies Auxiliary.”“We Would Never” is her latest book, based on the disturbing true story of Dan Markel’s 2014 murder. Markel, a Tallahassee law professor, was in the midst of a contentious divorce; his in-laws were later implicated in the killing.
You Cannot Build a True Future From a False Past

1 month ago | jewishboston.com | William L. Hamilton

Our own stories get used against us. Gifted journalist Matti Friedman recently made this observation, when he noted how our enemies turn us against ourselves. The result? We get remade into the villains of our own stories. The pharaohs of the Exodus. The executioners, God forbid, of the Holocaust. The land-dispossessors in the fulfillment of our very own covenant. What then ought we do? Have better get-togethers with our stories. Deeper familiarity with them. With what they’re about.